Mick Schumacher will replace the father in a traditional Race of champions

The four-time champion of “Formula One” Sebastian Vettel and the winner of “Formula-3” Mick Schumacher will submit the command of Germany in a traditional Race of champions.

The annual tournament with participation of the famous racers of the most prestigious series will take place on January 19 and 20 in Mexico City. The show is divided into two parts: individual superiority and command.

“I with delight accepted the invitation to act in the Race of champions and with even great delight learned that I together with Sebastian Vettel will submit the command of Germany in the Cup of the nations. Sebastian successfully acted many years in the Race of champions, I want to become for him the worthy workmate”, – the press service of competitions of 19-year-old Schumacher who in 2018 became the champion of the racing Formula-3 series quotes.

Vettel eight times participated in a show and six the time in a row became the winner of the Cup of the nations together with the seven-time champion of “Formula One” Michael Schumacher, Mick’s father.

“For me a great honor to participate in this competition which was always loved by my father and in which he established a high level together with Sebastian. I will make everything to pass as it is possible further in individual superiority and to win the Cup of the nations together with Sebastian for German national team”, – Michael’s son added.

The legendary German pilot Michael Schumacher continues to recover from the heaviest injury of the head received in 2013 in ski resort in the French Meribel during downhill skiing slowly. At the moment the family of the 49-year-old ex-pilot of “royal races” lives on a country house in the Swiss town of Tonsils overlooking Lake Geneva.

The family of the German against the background of a set of rumors carefully hides a real situation with state of his health and asks not to violate the rights for private life. In the spring of 2015 it was only officially declared that Michael “shows the moments of consciousness and awakening”.